United States presidential election, 2020 (Holland Version)

The United States presidential election of 2020 was the 59th quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. Incumbent Democratic President William C. Holland defeated John Dickenson, the Republican nominee. With 66.1% of the popular vote, Holland won the highest share of the popular vote of any candidate since the uncontested 1820 election.

Holland had come to office in January 2017, defeating his Republican opponent, President Mitt Romney, in the midst of the Great Recession and of military conflicts in Afghanistan, Syria, and Yemen. Holland, who had successfully revived economic growth and brought a close to these conflicts, was renominated without opposition in 2020. Holland ran alongside Vice President Robert Holtzman of Illinois. Senator John Dickenson of Mississippi, one of the most conservative Republicans in the Senate, defeated moderate former Governor John Kasich of Ohio and Governor Rick Scott of Florida at the 2020 Republican National Convention.

Holland championed his passage of the Criminal Justice Reform Act, and his campaign advocated a series of new economic programs known as the New Destiny. Dickenson called for the elimination of federal programs and spending, and he voted against the Criminal Justice Reform Act. Democrats successfully portrayed Dickenson as a dangerous extremist, most famously in the "Confessions" television advertisement. The Republican Party was badly divided between its moderate and conservative factions, with Kasich and other moderate party leaders refusing to support Dickenson. Holland led by wide margins in all opinion polls throughout the entire campaign.

Holland carried 49 states and the District of Columbia, earning the highest absolute total of electoral votes for a presidential candidate in modern times. Dickenson won only his home state of Mississippi, losing several Republican strongholds throughout the rest of the country. Holland's landslide victory coincided with the defeat of many conservative Republican Congressmen, and the subsequent 117th Congress would pass major legislation such as the Immigration Reform Act of 2021 and the Revised Voting Rights Act of 2023. Dickenson's unsuccessful bid spelled an end to the Reagan Era and spurred a realignment within the Republican Party, which culminated with the 2028 presidential victory of Nikki Haley.

General election

Campaign

Although Dickenson had been successful in rallying conservatives, he was unable to broaden his base of support for the general election. Shortly before the Republican Convention, he had alienated moderate Republicans by his vote against the Criminal Justice Reform Act, which Holland championed and signed into law. Dickenson said that he considered criminal justice a states rights issue, rather than a national policy, and believed the 2020 act to be unconstitutional. Dickenson's vote against the legislation, along with his racially charged comments (as covered below) and opposition to immigration reform, helped cause African Americans, Asians, and Hispanics to overwhelmingly support Holland. Dickenson had previously voted in favor of the 2014 and 2016 Drug Policy and Rehabilitation Acts, but only after proposing "restrictive amendments" to them. He was also infamous for speaking "off the cuff" at times, and many of his former statements were given wide publicity by the Democrats. In the early 2010s, Dickenson had called the Lamar Alexander administration a "betrayal to the American people", and the former president never forgave him or offered his full support in the election.

In December 2017, he told a news conference that "sometimes I think this country would be better off it we could cut out all the cities and let them float into the sea", a remark which indicated his dislike of the liberal economic and social policies associated with those parts of the country. That comment came back to haunt him, in the form of a Holland television commercial. He made a series of remarks that alienated virtually every segment of the electorate, including, besides minority voters, suburbanites, college graduates, seniors, rural voters, and working-class voters. He talked about eliminating the Federal Reserve and the TVA, abolishing several other federal agencies (including the Departments of Energy, Commerce, and Education, as well as the EPA), making Social Security voluntary, privatizing Medicare and Medicaid, ending inoculation programs, and cutting off agricultural, energy, and rural development subsidies (which he viewed as wasteful and unconstitutional). Moreover, he made a series of comments that were seen as racially insensitive by many, such as calling Hispanic immigrants "wetbacks", declaring the country was better off during slavery, and denouncing all amendments passed after the Bill of Rights, particularly the 14th and 15th Amendments. Dickenson also made a pejorative remark about "Third World hellholes", which upset many. In his most infamous verbal gaffe, Dickenson talked about "the need to embrace all of God's children, blacks and whites, browns and oranges, reds and yellows", sparking considerable outrage. Finally, Dickenson made a series of controversial comments about foreign policy, calling for U.S. withdrawal from the UN, for the termination of all foreign aid, and for the bombing of Iran, North Korea, and the Palestinians, policies viewed as reckless by many independents and moderates.

Dickenson was also hurt by the reluctance of many prominent Republicans to support him. Former Governor John Kasich of Ohio, former Governor Brian Sandoval of Nevada, former Governor Jon Huntsman of Utah, former Governor Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota, Governor Charlie Baker of Massachusetts, and Governor Larry Hogan of Maryland refused to endorse Dickenson and did not campaign for him. Dickenson was also denounced by former President Mitt Romney and by former Vice-President Dan Quayle. Former Republican nominee George W. Bush declined to offer his support for Dickenson. On the other hand, former Vice-President Pete Wilson and Governor Rick Scott of Florida loyally supported the GOP ticket and campaigned for Dickenson, although Wilson did not entirely agree with Dickenson's political stances and said that his platform needed to be "challenged and altered" by the party. Several prominent Republican outlets, including The New Hampshire Union-Leader, The Houston Chronicle, The Dallas Morning News, The Columbus Dispatch, The San Diego Union-Dispatch, The Detroit News, The Chicago Tribune, and The Cincinnati Enquirer, supported Holland in the general election, the first time they had endorsed a Democrat in many decades. Some moderates even formed a "Republicans for Holland" organization, although most prominent GOP politicians avoided being associated with it.

Alexander's strong backing could have been an asset to the Dickenson campaign, but its absence was clearly noted. When questioned about the political capabilities of the President's son Will, in July 2020, Dickenson replied, "One Alexander a generation is enough." However, Alexander did not openly repudiate Dickenson and made one television commercial for Dickenson's campaign.

Ads and slogans

Holland positioned himself as a moderate and succeeded in portraying Dickenson as an extremist. Dickenson's habit of making blunt statements about war, nuclear weapons, and economics was turned against him, to great effect. Most famously, the Holland campaign broadcast a television commercial in September 2020, dubbed Nuclear Armageddon, which depicted the devastating effects of nuclear war, implied to result from a "rushed" military action on Dickenson's orders. The ads were in response to Dickenson's advocacy for aggressive U.S. intervention in Iran, Syria, and Yemen, a policy which was opposed by most Americans. Another Holland ad, Confessions of American Voters, depicted various Americans expressing their disgust with Dickenson's views on race, trade, immigration, and foreign policy, and their concerns about his "brashness" and "impulse of action." Voters increasingly viewed Dickenson as a right-wing fringe candidate. His slogan "You know he's straight" was successfully parodied by the Holland campaign into "You know he's mad", "You know he's far out", and "You know he's delusional."

The Holland campaign's greatest concern was voter complacency leading to low turnout in key states. To counter this, all of Holland's broadcast ads concluded with the line "Vote for President Holland on November 3. America cannot afford the consequences if you do not." The Democratic campaign used two other slogans, "Move forward with WCH" and "Americans for WCH."

The election campaign was disrupted for a week by the death of former President Jimmy Carter on October 7, 2020, because it was considered disrespectful to be campaigning during a time of mourning. Carter died of natural causes. He had been U.S. president from 1977 to 1981. Both major-party candidates attended his funeral.

Holland led in all opinion polls by huge margins throughout the entire campaign.

Results

The election was held on November 3, 2020. Holland was reelected in a popular and electoral vote landslide, winning over 66% of the popular vote, the highest percentage since the popular vote first become widespread in 1824. Only Mississippi and Nebraska's 3rd congressional district voted for the challenger, resulting in an even more lopsided Electoral College tally. Dickenson received just seven electoral votes, the lowest ever won by an American presidential candidate. It was lower than Walter Mondale (1984), Alf Landon (1936), or President William H. Taft (1912); Landon and Taft had won just eight electoral votes in their own presidential bids.

Election results by county.

  William Holland

  John Dickenson

2020 Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District.

The 2020 election marked a significant milestone for the Democratic Party in the electoral sense. With this victory, Holland became the first Democrat to win the states of Wyoming, Utah, and Idaho since Lyndon Johnson in 1964, and only the second Democrat, following Jimmy Carter, to carry Alabama in an uncontested fashion since Adlai E. Stevenson had done so in 1952. He also became only the second Democrat in history, following Johnson, to win the state of Alaska.

Of the 3,144 counties, parishes, and independent cities making returns, Holland won in 2,530 (80.47%) while Dickenson carried 614 (19.53%).

The Holland landslide defeated many conservative Republican congressmen, giving him a majority that could enact a more progressive policy agenda.

This is the last election before the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union.

The Holland campaign broke two American election records, previously held by Ronald Reagan and Lyndon Johnson: the highest absolute number of Electoral College votes ever won by a major-party candidate running for the White House (with 531 to the 525 won by Reagan in 1984) and the largest share of the popular vote under the current Democratic/Republican competition (Johnson won 61.1% nationwide, Holland 66.1%). Holland also won the highest percentage of the Electoral College on record (98.69%), surpassing Roosevelt's record (98.49%) from 1936. Holland retains the highest percentage of both the popular and electoral vote as of the 2028 election.

Presidential candidate	Party	Home state	Popular vote		Electoral vote	Running mate
			Count	Percentage		Vice-presidential candidate	Home state	Electoral vote
William Christopher Holland (Incumbent)	Democratic	Texas	90,571,382	66.05%	531	Robert Holtzman	Illinois	531
John Dickenson	Republican	Mississippi	44,502,030	32.45%	7	Charles Beauregard	Louisiana	7
Gary Johnson	Libertarian	New Mexico	1,179,279	0.86%	0	William Weld	Massachusetts	0
Jill Stein	Green	Massachusetts	740,477	0.54%	0	Ajamu Baraka	Illinois	0
Darrell Castle	Constitution	Tennessee	82,275	0.06%	0	Scott Bradley	Utah	0
Other			13,712	0.01%	—	Other		—
Total			137,125,484	100%	538			538
Needed to win					270			270

Popular vote
Holland			66.05%
Dickenson			32.45%
Others			1.50%

Electoral vote
Holland			98.69%
Dickenson			1.31%

Geography of results

Map of the 2020 presidential election by state.

Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote.

Map of the 2016 presidential election by state with electoral votes.

Presidential election results by county.

Results by state

States/districts won by Holland/Holtzman

States/districts won by Dickenson/Beauregard

		William C. Holland Democratic			John Dickenson Republican			Margin		State Total
State	electoral votes	#	%	electoral votes	#	%	electoral votes	#	%	#
Alabama	9	1,117,106	52.61	9	1,006,265	47.39	-	110,841	5.21	2,123,372	AL
Alaska	3	209,994	65.91	3	108,613	34.09	-	101,381	31.82	318,608	AK
Arizona	11	1,548,989	59.47	11	1,055,667	40.53	-	493,322	18.94	2,604,657	AZ
Arkansas	6	633,833	56.06	6	490,808	43.41	-	143,025	12.66	1,130,635	AR
California	55	10,923,322	76.72	55	3,270,044	22.97	-	7,653,278	53.75	14,237,893	CA
Colorado	9	1,905,859	68.55	9	792,020	28.48	-	1,131,839	40.07	2,780,247	CO
Connecticut	7	1,138,942	69.24	7	494,456	30.09	-	644,886	39.15	1,644,920	CT
Delaware	3	305,432	68.82	3	136,295	30.71	-	169,137	38.11	443,814	DE
D.C.	3	287,798	92.46	3	12,699	4.08	-	275,099	88.38	311,268	DC
Florida	29	6,300,321	66.30	29	3,079,840	32.41	-	3,220,481	33.89	9,502,747	FL
Georgia	16	2,452,564	59.22	16	1,666,518	40.24	-	786,046	18.98	4,141,447	GA
Hawaii	4	346,881	80.87	4	82,055	19.13	-	264,826	61.74	428,937	HI
Idaho	4	373,662	54.12	4	316,701	45.87	-	56,961	8.25	690,433	ID
Illinois	20	3,944,351	70.50	20	1,650,473	29.50	-	2,293,878	41.00	5,594,825	IL
Indiana	11	1,630,233	59.11	11	1,124,973	40.79	-	505,260	18.32	2,757,965	IN
Iowa	6	1,059,419	67.65	6	452,146	28.87	-	607,273	38.78	1,566,031	IA
Kansas	6	675,753	56.56	6	519,001	43.44	-	156,752	13.12	1,194,755	KS
Kentucky	8	1,040,772	54.09	8	867,021	45.06	-	173,751	9.03	1,924,150	KY
Louisiana	8	1,135,852	55.98	8	883,846	43.56	-	252,006	12.42	2,029,032	LA
Maine	4	514,872	68.84	4	232,605	31.16	-	282,267	37.68	747,927	ME
Maryland	10	2,049,925	73.70	10	667,547	24.00	-	1,382,378	49.70	2,781,446	MD
Massachusetts	11	2,408,330	72.43	11	849,216	25.54	-	1,559,114	46.89	3,325,046	MA
Michigan	16	3,217,969	66.70	16	1,551,887	32.10	-	1,666,082	34.60	4,824,542	MI
Minnesota	10	1,997,162	67.81	10	945,125	32.09	-	1,052,037	35.72	2,945,233	MN
Mississippi	6	598,883	49.45	-	620,993	50.45	6	-22,110	-0.99	1,211,088	MS
Missouri	10	1,732,828	60.95	10	1,096,801	38.78	-	636,027	22.17	2,828,266	MO
Montana	3	295,824	58.95	3	203,589	40.57	-	92,235	18.38	501,822	MT
Nebraska	5	474,033	56.15	4	370,193	43.85	1	103,840	12.30	844,227	NE
Nevada	6	771,563	68.56	6	352,358	31.31	-	419,205	37.25	1,125,385	NV
New Hampshire	4	503,888	67.70	4	221,428	29.75	-	282,460	37.95	744,296	NH
New Jersey	14	2,650,320	67.84	14	1,176,704	30.12	-	1,473,616	37.72	3,906,723	NJ
New Mexico	5	542,377	67.94	5	255,941	32.06	-	286,436	35.88	798,319	NM
New York	29	5,643,087	73.08	29	2,056,314	26.63	-	3,586,773	46.45	7,721,795	NY
North Carolina	15	3,126,587	65.94	15	1,614,976	34.06	-	1,511,611	31.88	4,741,564	NC
North Dakota	3	199,625	57.97	3	142,217	41.88	-	57,408	16.09	344,360	ND
Ohio	18	3,665,470	66.20	18	1,785,921	32.25	-	1,879,549	33.95	5,536,547	OH
Oklahoma	7	743,205	51.15	7	709,786	48.85	-	33,419	2.30	1,452,992	OK
Oregon	7	1,379,200	68.91	7	596,398	29.80	-	782,802	39.11	2,001,336	OR
Pennsylvania	20	4,250,109	68.92	20	2,078,187	29.70	-	2,171,922	39.22	6,166,729	PA
Rhode Island	4	327,592	70.58	4	129,589	27.92	-	122,859	42.66	464,144	RI
South Carolina	9	1,231,953	58.58	9	871,073	41.42	-	360,880	17.16	2,103,027	SC
South Dakota	3	205,808	55.61	3	164,284	44.39	-	41,524	11.22	370,093	SD
Tennessee	11	1,375,903	54.86	11	1,132,123	45.14	-	243,780	9.73	2,508,027	TN
Texas	38	6,246,653	69.46	38	2,598,125	28.89	-	3,648,528	40.57	8,993,166	TX
Utah	6	649,679	56.81	6	493,921	43.19	-	155,758	13.62	1,143,601	UT
Vermont	3	246,382	78.20	3	61,847	19.63	-	184,535	58.57	315,067	VT
Virginia	13	2,748,497	69.01	13	1,232,263	30.95	-	1,516,234	38.06	3,982,752	VA
Washington	12	2,243,616	67.64	12	946,670	28.54	-	1,296,646	39.10	3,316,996	WA
West Virginia	5	386,148	53.54	5	333,065	46.18	-	53,083	7.36	721,233	WV
Wisconsin	10	1,982,413	66.61	10	880,642	29.59	-	1,101,771	37.02	2,976,150	WI
Wyoming	3	130,278	50.92	3	125,570	49.08	-	4,708	1.83	255,849	WY
TOTALS:	538	90,571,382	66.05	531	44,502,030	32.45	7	46,069,352	33.60	137,125,484	US

Close states

Margin of victory less than 1% (6 electoral votes):

1. Mississippi, 0.99%

Margin of victory less than 5% (10 electoral votes):

1. Wyoming, 1.83%
2. Oklahoma, 2.30%

Margin of victory over 5%, but less than 10% (37 electoral votes):

1. Alabama, 5.21%
2. West Virginia, 7.36%
3. Idaho, 8.25%
4. Kentucky, 9.03%
5. Tennessee, 9.73%

State margins and county information

States with the Smallest Margin of Victory:

State	EV	Total Vote	% Margin	Margin	Holland	Dickenson
Mississippi	6	1,211,088	0.99%	22,110	49.45%	50.45%
Wyoming	3	255,849	1.83%	4,708	50.92%	49.08%
Oklahoma	7	1,452,992	2.30%	33,419	51.15%	48.85%
Alabama	9	2,173,372	5.21%	110,841	52.61%	47.39%
West Virginia	5	721,233	7.36%	53,083	53.54%	46.18%
Idaho	4	690,433	8.25%	56,961	54.12%	45.87%
Kentucky	8	1,924,150	9.03%	173,751	54.09%	45.06%
Tennessee	11	2,508,027	9.73%	243,780	54.86%	45.14%
South Dakota	3	370,093	11.22%	41,524	55.61%	44.39%
Nebraska	5	844,227	12.30%	103,840	56.15%	43.85%

States with the Largest Margin of Victory:

State	EV	Total Vote	% Margin	Margin	Holland	Dickenson
District of Columbia	3	311,268	88.38%	275,099	92.46%	4.08%
Hawaii	4	428,937	61.74%	264,826	80.87%	19.13%
Vermont	3	315,067	58.57%	184,535	78.20%	19.63%
California	55	14,237,893	53.58%	7,653,758	76.72%	22.97%
Maryland	10	2,781,446	49.70%	1,382,378	73.70%	24.00%
Massachusetts	11	3,325,046	46.89%	1,559,114	72.43%	25.54%
New York	29	7,721,795	46.45%	3,586,773	73.08%	26.63%
Rhode Island	4	464,144	42.66%	122,859	70.58%	27.92%
Illinois	20	5,594,825	41.00%	2,293,878	70.50%	29.50%
Colorado	9	2,780,247	40.07%	1,131,839	68.55%	28.48%

States with Highest Percent of Vote:

Holland	Percentage	Dickenson	Percentage
District of Columbia	92.46%	Mississippi	50.45%
Hawaii	80.87%	Wyoming	49.08%
Vermont	78.20%	Oklahoma	48.15%
California	76.72%	Alabama	47.39%
Maryland	73.70%	West Virginia	46.18%

States with Lowest Percent of Vote:

Holland	Percentage	Dickenson	Percentage
Mississippi	49.45%	District of Columbia	4.08%
Wyoming	50.92%	Hawaii	19.13%
Oklahoma	51.15%	Vermont	19.63%
Alabama	52.61%	California	22.97%
West Virginia	53.54%	Maryland	24.00%

State Ranks:

Rank	Holland	Dickenson
1	50	1
2	1	50

County Ranks:

Rank	Holland	Dickenson
1	2,530	614
2	614	2,530

Congressional District Ranks:

Rank	Holland	Dickenson
1	409	26
2	26	409

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote:

Holland	Percentage	Dickenson	Percentage
Starr, TX	99.72%	McPherson, NE	79.71%
Brooks, TX	99.34%	Grant, NE	75.86%
Zavala, TX	99.34%	Sheridan, NE	75.69%
Jim Hogg, TX	98.50%	Winston, AL	74.32%
Duval, TX	97.51%	Keya Paha, NE	73.71%

Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote:

Holland	Percentage	Dickenson	Percentage
McPherson, NE	20.14%	Starr, TX	0.28%
Grant, NE	20.15%	Brooks, TX	0.63%
Sheridan, NE	24.96%	Zavala, TX	0.64%
Keya Paya, NE	25.17%	Jim Hogg, TX	1.50%
Winston, AL	25.69%	Duval, TX	2.43%

Counties with Lowest Percent of Vote and Win:

Holland	Percentage	Dickenson	Percentage
Pleasants, WV	45.41%	Franklin, PA	45.41%
Sheridan, WY	46.58%	Iroquois, IL	46.65%
Floyd, GA	46.92%	Monroe, MS	47.58%
San Juan, NM	47.39%	Saline, AR	48.07%
Ford, IL	48.40%	Box Elder, UT	48.35%

Counties with Highest Percent of Vote and Lose:

Holland	Percentage	Dickenson	Percentage
Clark, IL	49.94%	Lane, KS	49.95%
Waukesha, WI	49.93%	Amelia, VA	49.91%
Carter, OK	49.91%	Vilas, WI	49.84%
Utah, UT	49.90%	Knox, NE	49.83%
Fayette, GA	49.86%	Hancock, OH	49.81%

Results by demographic group

2020 Presidential vote by demographic subgroup
Demographic subgroup	Holland	Dickenson	Other	% of total vote
Total vote	66	32	2	100
Ideology
Liberals	99	0	1	25
Moderates	71	26	3	41
Conservatives	35	65	0	35
Party
Democrats	99	0	1	38
Republicans	21	78	1	32
Independents	71	26	3	29
Gender
Men	64	33	3	47
Women	68	32	0	53
Gender by marital status
Married men	57	41	2	29
Married women	60	40	0	31
Single men	76	19	5	18
Single women	82	18	0	23
Race/ethnicity
White	59	39	2	72
Black	96	4	0	13
Asian	73	26	1	3
Other	60	40	0	2
Hispanic	77	23	0	10
Religion
Protestant or other Christian	58	41	1	51
Catholic	67	31	2	25
Mormon	54	45	1	2
Jewish	84	15	1	2
Other	89	8	3	7
None	89	9	2	12
Religious service attendance
More than once a week	51	48	1	14
Once a week	56	43	1	28
A few times a month	70	29	1	13
A few times a year	71	27	2	27
Never	88	10	2	17
White evangelical or born-again Christian?
White evangelical or born-again Christian	36	64	1	26
Everyone else	77	22	1	74
Age
18–24 years old	75	21	4	11
25–29 years old	75	23	2	8
30–39 years old	70	27	3	17
40–49 years old	63	36	1	20
50–64 years old	62	37	1	28
65 and older	62	38	0	16
Sexual orientation
LGBT	91	7	2	5
Heterosexual	65	34	1	95
Education
Not a high school graduate	79	20	1	3
High school graduate	66	33	1	21
Some college education	64	33	3	29
College graduate	62	37	1	29
Postgraduate education	74	26	1	18
Family income
Under $30,000	78	20	2	20
$30,000–49,999	72	27	1	21
$50,000–99,999	61	37	2	31
$100,000–199,999	59	40	1	21
$200,000–249,999	62	37	1	3
Over $250,000	54	45	1	4
Region
Northeast	71	29	0	18
Midwest	65	34	1	24
South	62	36	2	36
West	69	28	3	22
Union households
Union	73	25	2	21
Non-union	64	35	1	79
Military service
Veterans	57	41	2	15
Non-veterans	68	31	1	85
Community size
Big cities (population over 500,000)	84	14	2	11
Mid-sized cities (population 50,000 to 500,000)	73	25	2	21
Suburbs	63	35	2	47
Towns (population 10,000 to 50,000)	57	41	2	8
Rural areas	58	40	2	14

Electoral records

• This was the last election before the admission of Puerto Rico into the Union. It would also be the last time that there would be 538 electoral votes.
• This was the first time since 1964 that the states of Alaska, Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming voted Democratic, and the first time Alabama did so since 1976.
• The 2020 election also marked only the second time since 1964 that the states of North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Kansas, and Oklahoma voted Democratic.
• This was the first time since 1936 that Josephine County, Oregon, Ada County, Idaho, Hughes County, South Dakota, and Douglas County, Nevada voted Democratic. It was also the first time since 1852 that Lee County, Illinois did so, and the first time in American history that Ogle County, Illinois did so.
• Holland won every county in twelve states: Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Delaware, California, Alaska, and Hawaii.
• This was the first time since 1964 that a presidential candidate from either party won every racial demographic by double-digit margins. Holland won 59% of whites, 96% of African-Americans, 76% of Hispanics, 73% of Asians, and 60% of Others.
• 2020 was the first election since 1924 in which every county in New England voted for a single presidential candidate.